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Where does “isoler” come from?

isoler (French) comes from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin insulatus, from Latin insulare, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

isoler (French): to isolate; to insulate

Definitions

  1. to isolate; to insulate

Ancestry of “isoler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchisoléisolated; past participle of isoler; An...
2Italianisolatoisolated, secluded, cut off; remote, lonely;...
3Latininsulatusmade into an island
4Latininsularepresent active infinitive of īnsulō;...
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “isoler”

  • isolateur
  • isola
  • isoloir
  • isolement
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